The 12-foot statue of Frazier, also known as "Smokin' Joe," has stood outside Stateside Live in South Philadelphia since 2015 ...

The bronze sculpture of Philly’s real heavyweight champion, an inspiration for Stallone’s fictional creation, has been in the ...

The blank space that our famed Rocky statue is slated to soon leave at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s steps could be filled by a monument to someone a whole lot less fictional — and it’s ...

Frazier, who moved to Philly at the age of 15 from South Carolina, began boxing at the Police Athletic League. He founded Joe Frazier's Gym on North Broad Street in 1968, where he mentored youth in ...

With the fictional Rocky moving to the top of the steps, the statue of Joe Frazier, Philly's real-life boxing hero, could get a new home.

When you think of Philadelphia, three images probably spring to mind: the Liberty Bell, a cheesesteak dripping in whiz, and Rocky Balboa pounding up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to the ...

Tourists at the Philadelphia Art Museum got a surprise on Wednesday: a film crew re-creating one of cinema's most recognizable moments — Rocky Balboa's triumphant sprint up the museum steps. But the ...